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In the summer of 1939 I had whooping cough so bad my left lung collapsed.

It was decided to put me in the Edwin Shaw Sanitarium in my hometown of Akron, Ohio. No comments please, about it being called a sanitarium.

I was to have complete bed rest for six months and not get home until Christmas Day.

We all learned about the First Thanksgiving in school, so I shall not bore you.

Interestingly, the dates were shuffled around by various United States presidents until Abraham Lincoln set a date in stone in 1863.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/carolyn-cary/11-26-2013/i-remember-year-2-thanksgivings

Seeking to create an analogy with the deal the United States negotiated with Iran to supposedly limit further production of its centrifuges, Secretary of State John Kerry chose to recall disarmament agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union.

A better analogy would be the 1938 Munich Pact, which gave Hitler part of Czechoslovakia in the vain hope that war could be avoided. It is worth noting that several of the nations that were signatories in Munich, namely Germany, France and Britain, are also part of the current deal with Iran.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/cal-thomas/11-26-2013/obama%E2%80%99s-munich

If New Year’s is a time to regroup and look toward the upcoming year, then Thanksgiving is a time to gather and reflect on the year that has passed. In our family, it is a time when we thank the good Lord for both the heartaches and the blessings.

We thank Him for the grace that upheld us and saw us through the troubles and His beautiful goodness in the gifts and blessings He bestowed.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/ronda-rich/11-26-2013/blessings-troubles

If New Year’s is a time to regroup and look toward the upcoming year, then Thanksgiving is a time to gather and reflect on the year that has passed. In our family, it is a time when we thank the good Lord for both the heartaches and the blessings.

We thank Him for the grace that upheld us and saw us through the troubles and His beautiful goodness in the gifts and blessings He bestowed.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/ronda-rich/11-26-2013/blessings-troubles

Not since the end of the Cold War has there been so much use of the term “nuclear” than this past week.

In the U.S. Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, a man who every day seems to exhibit more of the results of the head trauma experienced in a former boxing career, changed rules that have been in place since the first Senate was convened over 200 years ago.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-26-2013/nuclear-really-option

“There’s something rotten in the Fayette County water system … and it stinks.” That’s how I began an open letter in early September. In the letter, I was critical of the county’s response to the state’s inspection of the water system.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-26-2013/water-system-critic-some-improvements-are-seen

Mrs. Christine L. Williams, age 84, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Fayette Piedmont Hospital.

Mrs. Williams was born in Atlanta, Ga. on November 14, 1929.

She is preceded in death by her parents, James Thompson and Carrie M. Thompson; her husband, Henry Kelly Williams; daughter, Janice Williams; brother, Pete Thompson.

Mrs. Williams was a member of Griffin First Assembly and the Primetimers.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-26-2013/christine-l-williams-age-84

Mr. Walter William Berg, age 47 of Griffin, Ga., passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 while participating in the annual Altamaha River Partnership’s Ride for the River.

Walter Berg was born in Rockford, Ill. on December 21, 1965.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph Berg and Judith Jansen Berg, and by his sister, Angela Hernandez.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-26-2013/walter-william-berg-age-47-griffin

SGT Major (ret) Frederick H. Kruse, 72, of Peachtree City, passed away November 22, 2013.

He proudly served his country in the United States Army serving as a Finance and Accounting sergeant in Korea, Vietnam, Ft. Ord, Ft. Carson, Germany, FORSCOM as well as other military installations.

Mr. Kruse is survived by his wife, SGM (Ret) Lucie Rivera-O’Ferrall of Peachtree City; sisters Pat (Johnny) Hasty of Hayes, Va.; Christine (Robert) Hunt of West Point, Va. and Karilene Kruse also of West Point, Va. and sister-in-law Gloria Rivera-O’Ferrall of Peachtree City.

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June H. Clemans, 84, of Peachtree City, passed away November 24, 2013.

A dedicated piano teacher for over 60 years, she taught students in Hapeville, College Park and Peachtree City to love and appreciate fine music. As an accomplished organist, she inspired many congregations, accompanied numerous choirs and performed at countless weddings and funerals. She was an avid duplicate bridge player and had achieved Life Master Status. She was a faithful member of New Church of Peachtree City.

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